I just noticed that Christian Bale didn’t turn up at Sunday evening’s Golden Globes despite being nominated in one of the Best Actor categories for his role in American Hustle. His two female co-stars, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams, cleaned up in their categories. I guess Christian was busy doing something else. Too bad.
I’m not really here to knock on Bale, and I’m not planning on knocking on Jennifer either despite the headline to this post. Well I am calling her out at least a little bit. These JLaw blinders make me feel extra guilty if I don’t notice when she does screw up. Remember not too long ago when Jennifer very earnestly told Barbara Walters that fat shaming should be regulated? She specifically said, “it should be illegal to call somebody fat.” At the time, most of you were like, “Dream on,” and I agree. The government can’t regulate people acting like a-holes and saying a-holish things. I am very much against fat shaming, but I also recognize that dealing with a-holes is a part of life.
Anyway, I think fat shamers should be shamed, which is why I did appreciate JLaw’s attitude when she called out the Fashion Police crowd. Aaand now JLaw has gone and described Christian Bale as “Fatman” because he gained weight for American Hustle. Ooooh boy:
What a missed opportunity! Jennifer Lawrence may have been lucky enough to smooch Christian Bale in the Golden Globe-nominated film American Hustle, but director David O. Russell admits it wasn’t exactly how she pictured it. During the Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts Awards in West Hollywood Friday night, the director told Us Weekly what the Oscar winner really thought about kissing him.
“‘I finally get to make out with Christian Bale and he’s a really fat guy,'” Russell recalled Lawrence, 23, saying while filming the crime drama. She said: “‘He’s Fatman, not Batman.'” (In 2012, Bale showed off a much more muscular, toned physique when he played Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises.)
[From Us Weekly]
Christian Bale probably didn’t care at all about JLaw saying this because he purposely gained weight for this role. He willingly packed on a gut, but this is a chink in Jennifer’s teflon if she thinks she can toss around “Fatman” and not look hypocritical. When she spoke to Walters, JLaw admitted, “I get it, and, and I do it too, we all do it. [But] the media needs to take responsibility for the effect that it has on our younger generation, on these girls who are watching these television shows, and picking up how to talk and how to be cool.” Lots of young girls look up to Jennifer Lawrence (as Katniss and as the actress) and think she’s super cool. What I’m saying is this — JLaw needs to watch her mouth and not let this happen again. The internet almost universally adores her, but it won’t take much to turn that tide.
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